Learn Wireshark Second Edition

A definitive guide to expertly analyzing protocols and troubleshooting networks using Wireshark

Lisa Bock




BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI

Learn Wireshark

Second Edition

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Contributors

About the author

Lisa Bock is an experienced author with a demonstrated history of working in the e-learning industry. She is a security ambassador with a broad range of IT skills and knowledge, including Cisco security, CyberOps, Wireshark, biometrics, ethical hacking, and the IoT. Lisa is an author for LinkedIn Learning and an award-winning speaker who has presented at several national conferences. She holds an MS in computer information systems/information assurance from UMGC. Lisa was an associate professor in the IT department at Pennsylvania College of Technology (Williamsport, PA) from 2003 until her retirement in 2020. She is involved with various volunteer activities, and she and her husband, Mike, enjoy bike riding, watching movies, and traveling.

I want to thank my friends and family for their ongoing support. I am also grateful to the entire Packt team, who work very hard to create an exceptional product. Finally, I'd like to thank my students, who push me to deliver the very best educational content.

About the reviewer

Nick Parlow is a Fujitsu Fellow and Distinguished Engineer, and has been an escalation engineer for Fujitsu in the UK for nearly 20 years, specializing in messaging technologies and networks. He has fixed stuff for central government, the Ministry of Defence, and his local school. He has master's degrees in network engineering from Sheffield Hallam University and software engineering from the University of Northumbria.

Nick is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and holds many other credentials, but is most proud of being a Raspberry Pi Certified Educator and Code Club volunteer. When he's not working, writing books, reviewing books, soldering things, or taking blurry photos of the night sky, he likes to play with chainsaws.

I'd like to thank the author, Lisa Bock, and the team at Packt for giving me the opportunity to do something that has been wholly enjoyable – reviewing this great book. Most thanks, however, go to my long-suffering family and colleagues for giving me the time and support to do so. Thank you, Chris, Bryn, Jon, Caroline, Craig, and everybody else. You're brilliant.